Within the territories of the DO Montsant, wine is synonymous with a life of hard work, tenacity and hope. The importance of cooperation and the growth in the number of wineries in recent years is clear proof of this.

The DOQ Priorat covers a small region of fewer than 20,000 hectares, of which only 1,600 hectares are planted with vines. The landscape is abrupt and challenging, or in the words of the Catalan writer, Josep Pla, ‘cataclismatic’.

The Priorat area has a type of soil that is very unusual on the Iberian peninsula. It is a type of slate dating from the Carboniferous period that takes up much of the centre of the area and is known here as llicorella or llecorell.

The relief of the Priorat is not forgiving. Rough terrain, with breathtaking ravines, small valleys surrounded by hills of varying heights, making up a natural amphitheatre sheltered by mountain ranges that cut it off from the areas around it.